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Continuous aspect can be applied to several tenses and is formed with the verb "be" and -ing form of the verb. See a list of uses of continuous aspect with many examples and then test yourself with the self-checking quiz.

For beginner English learners — an introduction to the past progressive tense. This tense describes an action that was in progress at some point in the past. The past progressive tense is very useful in English when you want to recount events or tell stories about things that have happened to you.

A clear video describing the form and correct use of the Past Continuous from Cambridge University Press with lots of written and visual examples to help you understand when to use this tense and when to use Past Simple instead.

When we speak in the past in English there are many options. This lesson is the difference between the simple past and past progressive. The lesson offers an explanation of how to use these two past tenses and exercises for practice.

Learn to talk about what you did at work in the past in English. In this English lesson you will see an employee talking to his boss about his work the week before when the boss was away. You will learn to use the past continuous tense to ask questions and give answers.

There are several ways to talk about the past and this list of reasons and examples goes through them all: past events, the past in the past, the present in the past and the future in the past. There's also a self-correcting quiz for you to practice!